I need you,Gramma

My heart lifted when I heard, "I need you, Gramma."  When I got to him, Nathan explained he needed to go outside.  Later in the day, while swinging in the hammock, he told me, "I don't need help" and pushed my hand away.  It was then that fear gripped my heart.  "Up in the sky" was the request from Nathan, while Andrew was quick to tell me, "Not high in the sky."  On the way to Gramma's house, Ryan Joseph said Andrew was listing the RULES his mother tells him each morning in the car; 1. No hitting, 2. No biting, 3. Share, and 4. Eat your food. Twins are their own system of checks and balances.  At least, I'm hoping one of them will check the other one's curiosity.  Kind of like a conscience you can see.

The boys' abilities are growing and they know it.  They're so anxious to try a new challenge.  Nathan can now buckle and unbuckle the seat buckles on his high chair, stroller and car seat.  I don't mind waiting for him to buckle up, but when I realized he also unbuckles I told him he was getting too smart to be safe. 

 I can make it.

Almost there.

Now, it's your turn.

The boys know Friday is Gramma and Grampa's day.  Andrew thinks Tuesdays are 2's Days.  I often think how strange and confusing our language is, as I witness the boys learning it.  I'm amazed any of us could have figured it out, much less at the warp speed they're doing it. When Nathan walked into the house on his own, as his father was getting Andrew out of the car, he ran to me to be picked up and said, "Let the brother in."

Nathan was watching the Bulls play basketball.  I was entertained to hear him shouting, "You did it!" and "Almost."  He's showing coaching abilities.  I think he may have heard these from his Daddy as he practices his own free throws.  He was so excited to watch those big boys play HIS game.

I need more blueberries.

I love blueberries, but they're SO sour!